Gerrans Parish Council Agenda – August 2015

PARISH OF GERRANS

NOTICE OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

THE MEMORIAL HALL ANNEXE

TUESDAY 4th August 2015 at 7.30pm

All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business as set out in the agenda.

Residents of the Parish are invited to attend and listen to proceedings. This is a public meeting and as such could be filmed or recorded by broadcasters, the media or members of the public. Please be aware that whilst every effort is taken to ensure that members of the public are not filmed, we cannot guarantee this, especially if you are speaking or taking an active role.

  

Steven Skull   (Clerk)                                                                 Dated this 29th July 2015                                                        

AGENDA

  1. Chairman’s statement in respect of The Openness of Local Government Bodies

Regulations 2014

 

  1. Apologies for absence.

 

  1. Declarations of interests in items on the agenda
  • Disclosable pecuniary interests
  • Non registerable interests
  • Gifts to the value of more than £25.00

–   to consider requests for dispensations on items on the agenda.

 

  1. Public participation
  • Members of the public may address Councillors on any item for a maximum of

15 minutes and for no longer than 5 minutes per person.

 

  1. Consider, and if approved confirm, the draft minutes of the meeting held on 7th July 2015.

 

  1. Review of the minutes of the previous meeting – items for report / discussion.

 

  1. Correspondence received

 

 

  1. Planning Matters

 

–   Applications :

  1. PA15/05422

 

–   Decisions and enforcement matters

– To decide Council policy and procedure on referral of complaints received from

parishioners to the planning authorities.

 

– To consider the proposal by Cornwall Council to end the practice of distributing paper

copies of planning application documents to Parish Councils.

 

  1. Committee Representative Reports

 

  1. Localism

– Update on Cornwall Council’s proposed recycling initiative

– Update on Multi Academy Trust

– Other localism issues

 

  1. Church Close

– to review schedule for ongoing maintenance and agree appropriate funds allocation

– to consider estimate received for legal costs of new lease

 

  1. Car Parks

– update on lease/freehold negotiations

 

  1. Governance

– to review, and , if approved, adopt the Council’s Standing Orders, Financial Regulations

and system of internal control.

 

  1. Financial Matters.

– Clerk’s report on status to budget of proposed payments for authorisation.

– To review and approve accounts for payment and bank reconciliation.

 

  1. Other Parish Matters

– To agree the future use and status of “Other Parish Matters” on meeting agendas.

– Any urgent business.

 

  1. Co-option of new member

–   The existing vacancy will be filled by majority vote of the Councillors.

 

Please note that any available plans for consideration under item 8 will be available for examination by the public from 7.15 pm.

 

   Gerrans Parish Council,

2 North Parade, Portscatho, Truro TR2 5HH

gerrans.clerk@btinternet.com

Telephone 01872 580085

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